Financial Compliance Auditor Program Supervisor Compliance Division

Introduction

OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting certified eligible list may be used to staff several current and future vacancies for this position/function only.

GRADE

19

LOCATION OF POSITION

Baltimore, Maryland

POSITION DUTIES

The Comptroller of Maryland’s Compliance Division is looking to add two new Financial Compliance Auditor Program Supervisors to their Business Tax Audit & Individual Tax Audit teams. We offer flexible work schedules that include telework options. If you’re interested and want to join our team, please consider applying. We look forward to meeting you!

Business Tax Audit:
The Business Tax Audit team is seeking a Financial Compliance Auditor Program Supervisor to supervise an audit group of lower-level Financial Compliance Auditors who are assigned the task of auditing, examining and analyzing the business records and accounting systems of selected businesses to verify compliance with one or more of the business taxes or fees administered by the Comptroller’s Office.

Individual Tax Audit:
The Individual Tax Audit team is seeking a Financial Compliance Auditor Program Supervisor to provide supervision and support to auditors assigned to the Financial Compliance Audit group. This group is responsible for conducting income tax audits of individual and pass-through entity tax filings. This work involves auditing the federal income tax returns of individuals and pass-through entities to determine whether amounts reported are accurately stated and carried to the corresponding Maryland tax returns appropriately and in accordance with applicable state and federal tax laws and regulations.

The incumbent in this position will also be responsible for reviewing financial audits of various sources of digital income, such as NFT’s, crypto currency, etc., using various software, internet resources, artificial intelligence (AI) and open-source data.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with 30 credit hours in Accounting and related courses, including or supplemented by 3 credit hours in auditing.

Experience:

Four years of experience performing financial and compliance audits of a State agency, grantee, business or other entity.

Notes

• Applicants who had met the requirements for admission to the CPA examination prior to July 1, 1974 will be considered to have met the educational requirement.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor or a Master's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience.
• Applicants may substitute one year of professional accounting experience for one year of auditing experience only.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Internal Review classifications or Auditing specialty codes in the Financial or Auditing fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
• For education obtained outside of the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service. If you possess a degree obtained outside of the United States, please submit a detailed, course-by-course evaluation report from one of the U.S. equivalence evaluating members identified at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Desired Or Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience performing tax audits for a state or federal department of revenue.
• Professional experience preparing income or business tax returns.
• Professional experience performing financial compliance audits.
• Familiarity with state and federal tax laws, rules, and regulations.
• Familiarity with generally accepted auditing standards.
• Familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Knowledge of accounting and auditing methods and systems and legal, business, and accounting terminology.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience using Microsoft Office…